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The world needs better economic incentives and clear policy direction to ramp up biodiversity finance and deploy nature measurement technology at a scale not seen before, a major investment bank has said.

A coalition led by the digital arm of a major real estate developer in China has released the country's first emission reduction standard for public buildings.

An Indian carbon offset project developer has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a state autonomous industrial body to develop mitigation projects across the South Asian country under domestic as well as international voluntary and compliance carbon markets.

An auditing body within Australia’s government has found more work needs to be done to quantify the government's work in reducing its emissions per the commitments it made in 2022.

A state-owned agricultural company in Taiwan has decided to tap into the carbon farming sector, as the government seeks to assess the potential of soil carbon across the island as part of a national climate strategy.

Australian gas company Santos’ Barossa project is expected to have a significant impact on medium- term Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU) supply and demand dynamics, given that it will be unlikely to get its CCS element up and running until the late 2020s or the 2030s, according to analysts.

Installation of solar panels and heat pumps in UK homes soared in 2023, driving the country to its highest-ever level of domestic low-carbon technology upgrades.

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A farmer on the Gold Coast has captured video of fire ants forming floating rafts to survive flood waters in south-east Queensland. The footage was sent to Reece Pianta of the Invasive Species Council, who says the red imported fire ants (Rifa) only make rafts when they reach a certain density. The footage indicates there's been a surge in the population of the ants, which have infested about 700,000 hectares in Brisbane. "The concern we have is that if Rifa are floating on flood waters to lower-lying areas. They don't just inundate farmlands but wetlands and coastal habitats." Pianta says the rafting behaviour underlines the importance of properly funding the ant's eradication

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As the Coalition goes nuclear in its opposition to solar and wind, data modelling 100% renewables on Australia's NEM reminds us why SMRs are not part of the picture.

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Invasive Species Council says rare rafting behaviour seen on cane farms south of Brisbane

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Fire ants are forming rafts to survive and travel on flood waters in south-east Queensland, with experts warning the wild weather may accelerate the spread of one of the world’s most invasive species.

After storms ravaged the region over Christmas and new year, Reece Pianta of the Invasive Species Council urged the community to be extra vigilant since red imported fire ants (Rifa) were filmed rafting on flood waters.

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The stockpile of privately held NZUs has fallen by some 900,000 units as speculators decrease their holdings of units, according to government figures.

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The world's biggest iceberg, A23a, is experiencing rapid decay as it moves through the Southern Ocean.

Wind turbines from two of Western Australia's first commercial wind farms are being repurposed at new sites or donated for research.

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Quebec’s initial free allowance distribution for 2024 regressed slightly from the previous year, even as the number of industrial cap-and-trade emitters receiving allocation increased, according to data published Monday by the province's environmental ministry.

EV market analyst says Australia’s charging network is now growing at a faster rate than the EV fleet

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Electric vehicle charging sites will double in Australia again over the coming year, according to a new report, on top of record-breaking growth over the past 12 months.

The analysis, released by consulting firm Next System, found the number of car-charging sites surged by 90% in Australia during 2023.

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Sometimes when taking these actions, however, carbon storage is prioritised at the expense of biodiversity. But that need not be the case. Patrick O'Connor, Associate Professor, University of Adelaide Anthelia Bond, Research Fellow, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Forests in the western US are absorbing less CO2 due to more severe climate change impacts, while those on the eastern side of the country are growing slightly faster thanks to more favourable conditions, scientists have found.

Accounting for Nature (AFN) has partnered with an Australian technology solutions firm to develop digital infrastructure linking environmental improvements to eligible carbon credits, they announced Tuesday.

First ever life-cycle analysis comparing big and small solar systems finds rooftop PV better for the environment than even the largest, most efficient, solar farm. But there's a catch.

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